69 million page views

Antithetical Reasoning that Islam in Practice Can be Derivative of Its Written Form

Reader comment on item: Stephen Schwartz and the Center for Islamic Pluralism
in response to reader comment: Deep Human need to suppress the truth

Submitted by M Tovey (United States), May 16, 2022 at 18:45

If one thing that this observer has taken away in studying in this forum the multiple attitudes of Muslim influences in a world that still does not know how to deal with Islam from its advertized source; it is that there is no common sense that one source can be pointed to and everyone agree it is the true basis of Islamic belief. Were that true, there would be consensus amongs the variant practices; and there is no such appreciation.
From this observer's perspective, the one thing learned from Dr. Pipes is that Islam has its facets, that dependent upon when one thinks its writings got started, when they were translated from the self defined Aramaic roots and alleged absorption of Judeo-Christian influences for its description as a replacement of Hebrew Scriptures (presuming those influences in self-contained references are true), one cannot help but think there can be no common 'tradition' of belief and that the variant forms are necessary for each of the following adherents since the Arabic version so commonly called the original cannot be uniquely defined.
Dr. PIpes?

Submitting....

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".

Submit a comment on this item

Reader comments (9) on this item

Title Commenter Date Thread
1Deep Human need to suppress the truth [256 words]PrashantMay 16, 2022 04:22281291
Antithetical Reasoning that Islam in Practice Can be Derivative of Its Written Form [181 words]M ToveyMay 16, 2022 18:45281291
Robert Spencer's cynicism is justified [42 words]DaveMay 15, 2022 15:46281256
Is leaving the faith of Islam punishable by death. [34 words]JosephSep 25, 2007 00:08109611
In search of a moderate Muslim.. [77 words]donvanMar 19, 2007 12:4386919
Right on the mark [77 words]JaladhiMar 19, 2007 18:1886919
In Search of Moderate Muslims [162 words]Buzz GunningApr 11, 2007 09:3886919
Reformation of Islam [274 words]Peter G JonesMay 8, 2006 18:0745044
Spot on [132 words]TerryMar 25, 2007 17:0145044

Follow Daniel Pipes

Facebook   Twitter   RSS   Join Mailing List

All materials by Daniel Pipes on this site: © 1968-2024 Daniel Pipes. daniel.pipes@gmail.com and @DanielPipes

Support Daniel Pipes' work with a tax-deductible donation to the Middle East Forum.Daniel J. Pipes

(The MEF is a publicly supported, nonprofit organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Tax-ID 23-774-9796, approved Apr. 27, 1998.

For more information, view our IRS letter of determination.)